Perhetian Islands

Kiwi-boy and I spent 2 days on the Perhetian Island of Besar. Wow, it was beautiful!!! And I totally hate to rub in how cheap our ocean-view chalet was (only $30 a night)...but I can't help it as it was a stellar deal. Plus the snorkeling was amazing!!! We saw giant sea turtles (Elsie, Shan, and Brandon...these guys could eat our Maui sea turtles for lunch!!)...I mean they were about the size of the Galapagos tortoises that you can ride on at the zoo (not a PETA approved activity!) and Kiwi-boy actually saw a shark (he'll admit that it was a small one...but still it was a SHARK!)... the reef itself was awesome, and like nothing I have seen before. It was literally a forest of coral branches...in all sorts of colors. Amazing!!

After a day of snorkeling, we rented a sea-kayak and found a private beach away from the other tourists (believe me there weren't that many tourists...probably only a few hundred on the entire island)....we stayed on the beach (white sands for miles) for hours...it was a really great day...I actually can't believe that nobody else ventured to our beach until we were getting ready to leave (then 2 boats with about 6 people each, pulled up to the beach.)

All in all...I think we managed to find our bit of paradise in this crazy world...